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	<p><b>IntelliCORE</b> is a web application designed exclusively for 
	monitoring and controlling the <b>HVAC</b> (Heating, Ventilation, 
	and Air Conditioning) systems of the University of Colorado's 2007 
	Solar Decathlon Team's solar house, CORE.  The CORE house is heated 
	and cooled using water stored in two tanks, while a highly sophisticated 
	device called a heat pump regulates the water temperature.</p>
	
	<p>IntelliCORE is able to remotely modify the temperature settings 
	for the rooms and the tanks, either manually or automatically.  
	IntelliCORE also continually monitors the sensors located throughout 
	the house, recording the data so it can be used in energy usage calculations 
	and long-term trend graphs.</p>
	
	<p>The IntelliCORE system controls the CORE House through an external 
	program WebCTRL system supplied by Automated Logic. An overview of the 
	system is shown below in <i>Figure 1.1</i>.</p>
	
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	<p>This tutorial is intended for first time users of the IntelliCORE system.  
	It provides descriptions for each page of the IntelliCORE web interface. 
	More detailed descriptions can be found in the <i>IntelliCORE Administrator's Manual</i>.</p>

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